Miami Lakes, FL
Criminal defense Lawyer at Miami Lakes, FL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Expungement
OUTCOME: Pretrial Diversion for misdemeanor charge.
Client was charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling, facing a minimum of 21 months in state prison for allegedly breaking the glass on a front door in an effort to gain entry into the alleged vict ... im’s house.
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed.
Young man was charged with aggravated assault with a firearm and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon when he pulled his gun on an individual and then struck him with the firearm. The young man had ... a valid Stand Your Ground claim of immunity.
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed.
Juvenile facing multiple felony counts including battery on a school official (school principal), battery on a law enforcement officer, and possession of controlled substance. Attorney Matheny worked ... through the pre-file process (pre-arraignment) to show that the juvenile was factually innocent of these charges.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed.
Client was accused of stealing property, including credit cards, from her employer. Client was facing felony charges.
OUTCOME: No contest plea to misdemeanor (reduced from life felony)
Client was charged with burglary with an assault or battery and was facing life in prison. After a year of extensive litigation, the charge was reduced to a misdemeanor. Client pleaded no contest, rece ... ived a withhold of adjudication (no conviction) and the imposition of $300 in costs.
OUTCOME: Probation reinstated.
Client was facing life in prison on a probation violation. This was Client's second violation in three months. Through negotiation, Client was able to reinstate probation, keep the withhold of adjudi ... cation originally imposed (not a felony conviction), and agreed to drug treatment instead of prison.
OUTCOME: Probation warrant quashed and violation dismissed. Client reinstated to probation.
Client was on sex offender probation and violated. Client was facing ten years in prison.
OUTCOME: No criminal charges filed, civil infraction (ticket) dismissed.
Client was involved in a car accident resulting in significant property damage. Client fled the scene of the accident. Client retained Eric Matheny after learning that he was under criminal investigat ... ion for leaving the scene of an accident.
OUTCOME: A withhold (no conviction) to a non-sexual offense, no sex offender designation, and probation (no jail time).
Client charged with sexual battery, facing 15 years state prison and registration as a sexual offender.
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed for both Clients.
Represented Co-Defendants charged with Battery on a LEO (multiple counts), Possession of Cocaine, Resisting With Violence, and Possession of Marijuana. One Client got into a physical fight with multip ... le police officers, after which cocaine was discovered on the Client's person. The other Client led police on a foot chase, in which he was observed by multiple officers throwing baggies of cocaine into the grass. He was arrested and found with Marijuana on his person.